QMS Magicolor 6100, Operation Manual

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color matching (ColorSync) since the calculations for color matching take place on the
printer and not the Macintosh.
To invoke the printer resident color matching you will need to perform the following
steps:
1 Make sure you've installed the magicolor 6100 PPD and you have the
magicolor 6100 ICC profiles installed correctly on your Macintosh. If you
have not, locate the QMS Software Utilities CD-ROM that shipped with you
printer and install these first.
2 Prepare your document for color printing and access the Print dialog box by
selecting Print.. from the File menu. Once you are in the main print dialog
box, select Color Matching from the General pop-up menu.
3 You will be presented with three pop-up menus once you are in the Color
Matching section. Listed below are the three menus.
Print Color
Intent
Printer Profile
4 You will need to change the Print Color: pop-up menu from ColorSync Color
Matching to Color/Grayscale. If this selection is not made, you will not acti-
vate the printer resident color matching.
5 Select Color Options from the General pop-up menu. Set ICC Color Match-
ing to Enabled. Listed below are the options you will need to set to use the
printer resident color matching.
ICC RGB Source
ICC Simulation
RGB Source allows you to pick the type of monitor you are using. Normally you will
select Apple RGB since this is a common profile for most Macintosh monitors. The
ICC Simulation choice will allow you to simulate another color output device's color
space, such as SWOP or Eurocolor. Leave the ICC Simulation setting at None if you
do not want to simulate another printer.
Prepress users are allowed to download their own custom ICC profiles via CrownAd-
min software located on the
QMS Software Utilities
CD-ROM. These custom ICC pro-
files are activated by selecting Custom1, Custom2, and Custom3 from the ICC RGB